Detachable shield for foundation garments



between the legs.

1 and depending chafe Patented July 3, 1945 Y L "A .ffDETACHABLE SHIELD Fort FOUNDATION Edward R.Sutten'ChicagoJll.,assignoritoeaue* 'l l* T-Form` Foundations, Inc.`,t`Chica`go,lll.,eacor i poration of Illinois y Attention octber 3,1942, serial Neasden e l eciaims. (cries-149) f The invention` relatesto "a detachable shield vfor a `foundation garment and has as a general object to provide a new and improvedshield of the character described. i, e

A more particular object is to provide ashield having downwardly depending portions to lie between the legs` of the wearer and means anportion smoothly in chafing resulting from rubbing of `the legs directly oneon the other.

Another object isto provide a shield that it shaped 'between the legs, that is, a shield having a main "or central piece conformed tothe` space choring around lthe leg holdingeach depending position tol prevent the made narrow at the midpoint and` flares curvedly outwardly in hour glass fashion inboth directions from the midpoint. The piece is `syrrnnertrical about `alongitudinall center line, but not about a transverse line through Ithe midpoint, .the iiare being somewhat greater in the rear half ofl the piece to provide necessary fullness.` ,By way` `of Another objectisto provide a shield that. is`

yieldable through the center, thatis,` longitudi` nally'ina front to rear direction.

further object is `to provide a shield having v a longitudinally yieldable main or central piece e e e `preventing portions also yieldable inthe same direction. l d vStill another object isto provide ashield com--` posed of a` plurality of piecesof material `cut to giveha smooth, perfect t and at` thesame time i shave material.

`(.)ther objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken` in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which# 1 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shield embodyexample, the piece lo is at its front end `It here f shown as in excess of twicethe width at the midpoint, while at its rear `end I 4 as inexcess of three times the width` at the midpoint.`

`In addition to being thus shaped, the piece I :is so constructed or of such material `as to have limited stretch in a longitudinal direction. Herein this is accomplished without` the .use of rubber by employing a material so woven or `knit as to have this resiliency in a longitudinal direction. Preferably the `material has substantially ing the features of this invention illustratedin Y the position it assumeson a wearer. p K fh Eig. 2 isa transversesectional view takenapproximately along the line 2-,2 of Fig. l.

a Fig.' Sis a sideelevationalview. e K i e Fig, 4 is a view on a reducedscale showing the shield spread out as nearly flat as possible.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions,`it,is

here shown and will hereinafter be described a preferred embodiment. It is not intended, howevernthat the invention be limited therebyto the specific disclosure made but on the contrary e it is intended lto cover all modifications and alternative constructions fallingwithin the spirit foundation garment.

`no give in a transverse direction, s In the` present instance, the material is a( jersey wovenffrom threads composed of some one ormoreofthe cellulose derivatives.

, To support the central `piece I0 a foundation garment, the vided with fasteners which are hereshownmas buttons I5. Three such buttons are here shown and they are sewn directly onto the piece` I0, which alongthe edgetis bound and reinforced bya tape I6. Cooperating with the buttons I5 is a buttonhole strip I'I usually secured asby detachably frein sewing to the foundation garment. At the rear, i the piece Ill has attached to each corner; through the medium of ashort piece` of-elastic I8, `a -tab I9 having `a `buttonhole` 20 formed. therein. 'Ihese tabs ,I9r cooperate with buttons onthe A foundation garment inperforming its func-` tion of slenderizing `the hips and upper thigh naturally presses the flesh of the thighinwardly.

and scope of this invention-as defined in the appended` claims.` p a e ,e

`As, shown herein for purposes of disclosure, the shield, comprises generally a main or 1central piece, generally designated I0, means at the front andthe rearV for, detachably securing ,fthe shield to fa foundation garment, chafe preventing portions,` `generally designated II," and anchoring means therefor, generally designated I2.` The central piece III, as best` seen in. Fig. `ll, is shaped to conform to the space between the legs to have l the shield tsmoothly and comfortably and prevent folds of excess material which `would itself chafe thewearer. To `,that end, the piecel is Even in `the case `of a woman `ofiaverage build,` and` particularly` in stout` and ,fat women, this causes the flesh on the insideofthe thighs'to `rub together and chafe. Y To prevent such direct cone` tact of the eshis an important feature of thls shield. -This function isperformed by the `por-` tions II. `One vsuchportion is sewn by an external Merrow seam 2|` `to each` curved sidefof the central piece I0. "Each portion Il is composed of` a piece `of `material having a straight lower edge, ends` each out on `an inwardly angling bias, and a top edge that is curved upwardly so that it may` follow thecentral piece from its low midpoint `upwardly 'to1 its `en ds and `still `hang smooth and unwrinkled. Like `the piece i0, each piece II has a limited stretch longitudinallyv and is, ofcourse, preferably `madeiof [the same mate-` `rial as the piece I El.` In this way, the pieces il l` do not interfere withjthe yielding of thelcentral piece. e e, d ,i e

With the `rubbing. t UO `vmitth the,nlnior1t1-l here `front end I3 is pro;-`

subjected while the wearer isA walking, there is a great tendency for theportions to `fold or roll x up whichithen" is worse than noportion l I at all.

To prevent this, the anchoring means I2 is provided. This means consists in effect of exten-1,l sions 22 and 23 of the piece Il, lof a length en,-`

abling them to extend aroundthe 'thighvandl be secured together.

While these extensions mightv be integral with the piece il, they preferably are'` l separate pieces sewn to the ends ofthe-piece Il. Each extension is composed of a piece of matel rial generally traingular in shapewith a straight bottom edge, a wide end cuton'the bias and a rapidly downwardly curving third side. The bias presently be venlarged upon. `An'ither advantage is-thesavingiin material;

v-While the bias out of the extensions22and 23 is complementary `to the bias cut vof lthe piece 'I |,1the angle of the bias is not quite as great, with the result that the completed thigh' encircling structure has a slight taper to conform vtoffthe taper of the thigh. The extensions V22 'andf 23 have a stretch in a longitudinal or circumferenn tialdirection.l fA'ny suitable mateiialmay be ernployed `butpreferably a jerseymateria-l the same as-that composing pieces =l0 and! I' is used." The various piecesare, 01 course, proportioned in size `in:accordance with the size of the shield as a whole. Preferably the extensionsf22 and 23 are oi such 'length that when fastened together the thigh `wil be snug-ly surrounded. This Willjanohorv -thepieces H firmly `andsmoothly in place, holding-the flesh out of direct contact. `Due tothe circumferential stretch of the-pieces ll.,1 22 and 23plusthebias construction thereof, the lpiece l l is thereby so smoothly and tightly held4 against the thigh that there isno wrinkling or rolling upofetliepieces. Infact,A there-is substantially nti-relative `movement between the piece Hand the thigh on which it is worn;v this-relative moven'fient-Land"fric-tion'` con-tact being taken by the comparatively slippery,-jersey material-piecesl-I.

The shield is throughout its periphery preferably bound and reinforced with a bindingZl. 1

`It is believed apparent from the foregoing that I .have perfected a vastly improved, detachable shield for a foundation garment. This shield has a shaped construction toeliminate all excess' material that might either bulk or be uncomportable. At the same time the shield allows of complete freedom'of action because of the novel use Iof stretchablematerial. Above all, the construction of the shield assures that the chafe preventing portion remains smoothly and irmly'in position.

' I claim as my invention:

1. A detachable shield for a foundationl garment comprising, in combination'a central piece or" jersey material extending from front to rear of the shield and stretohable in that direction, said piece being narrowest at A,an intermediate pointand becoming progressively wider in both directions away from `the intermediate point, F

means at eachend of said piece adapted to vcooperate with means'ronjthe ffront andtheback ofa Jfoundation garment lfor removably attaching said piece to the garment, an elongated piece of jersey material sewn to each'side'ofV said central piece to depend downwardly therefrom when the shield is suspended from a foundation gar'- ment, each of said elongated pieces having a straight bottom edge, a top edge equal inV length to the side of said central piece and curving `upwardly at its ends, and end edges cut on an in- ;wardly angling bias, said pices being stretchable `Vlongitudinally, a pair of extension pieces sewn to -theends of each elongated piece for anchoring .10,

the same snugly against the thigh of the wearer, eachv extension piece being generally triangular in shape with a straight bottom edge and an end ledge sewn to theend of said elongated piece cut onthelbias, and cooperating fastening means on the ireeend of said extension pieces `for securingjthe same snugly about1 the thigh ofthe wearer, said vextension pieces havinga'stretchl.

circumferentially.` r

aA detachame, shield for a foundation gar! mentgcomprising, inlcombination, a central .piece of ,material extending from front to rear "ofthe lshield andstretchable in that .direction`,fsaid piece, being rnarrowest at an intermediate'po'int and becoming progressively` wider .in bothdrc a tions away 'from the intermediate point, vvrr'ieafns at each end of said piece Vadapted `to, cooperate with means `on the front and theback of .a foundation garment for removably attaching ,said piece to the garment, an elongated piecefmaeterial sewn` to each. side of said central piece to depend downwardly therefrom when th'efshieldv is suspended from afoundation garmentgieach'o said elongated pieces having a ystraight,bottom edge, alltop edge4 curving upwardly at itsljends,

and 'end ,edges cut on an inwardly angling bias,

said pieces being stretchableflongitudnallygla pair of extension pieces sewn to the endslofeaoh elongated vpiece for anchoring.thezs'amelI snugly against the thigh of the wearer, each extension piece being generally triangular Vin :shapewithja straight bottom edge and-an end edge cutonthe" l bias,V and cooper-ating fastening means` orifthe free end of said extension pieces for securing the 'samesnugly `about the thigh of the wearer, and extension pieces having a stretch circumfere 'etialla Y. 3. A detachable shield for a foundationjgarment comprising,V in combination, acentral piece of material extending fromfront tov rear 'ofthel shield and 'fstratehable` m1 that direction-said piece being narrowest at van `intermediate point and `becoming progressively wider in both direc-` tions jaway lfrom the xintermediateA point, means at each Y Vend of said piece adapted to'V cooperate withjmeans 'on the front and the backof'lthe foundation garment for removably attaching said- Dee 't0 the garment an elongated, Pice.' 0f'. lila'- 4terial sewn Vto each vside of vsaid V*central piece to depend I downwardly therefrom` because "the thighs ofthe wearer when the shield is suspended f from a'foundation garment, each of*saidfelori` gated pieces having its end edges cut `Aori`an in-Y l wardly angling bias and being stretchable'lohgi tudinallyya pair of extension pieces sewnitothe endsv of leach elongated Vpiece for --anchoring th' 'saine snuglyl against the thigh ofthe wearer; each *extension :piece being generally triangular inshape with a lwideend edge by which it'i'sse'wn ontoy 'saidgelonfga-ted piece 'also cutpnV the bias,

and .cooperatingfastening means onthe'freeend of said extension vpieces fior `securing ftheA :same

'snugly yabout lthe thigh of the wearer-said 'eig-f,

tensionpiecesrhaving a stretch circumferentiallyi 

